Changes in children's television and computer time according to parental education, parental income and ethnicity: A 6-year longitudinal EYHS study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate changes in children's television and computer time according to three socio-economic status (SES) indicators.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Methods

Data were drawn from the European Youth Heart Study and included longitudinal data collected in 1997 and 2003 in Denmark. Television and computer time were self-reported by children. Parental education, income and ethnicity were parent-reported. Baseline data were available for 549 children (47.0% boys, 9.6 years). Generalized linear mixed models analyzed whether changes in television and computer time from baseline to follow-up differed according to the SES-indicators.

Result

TV viewing time increased with 25% over time (ExpB = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.04-1.50). At both time points, children wi

SUBMITTER: De Craemer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128608 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature